Post-Shed Pictures of My First Ever Clutch!

Hey all! My first clutch finally finished shedding out a couple of days ago, so I got to it and took some pictures. I ended up with 0.2 Normals, 1.0 Pastel, and 1.1 Super Pastels; all are possible het. Pieds (and a couple of them have decent markers). This is my first time using a light-tent and I definitely have a lot to learn. The shots came out kind of sub-par in my opinion, but they were taken at night with barely suitable lighting. Anywho, on to the pictures of these cute little guys/gals!

Here's the first Normal. This was the first snake to pip, and the first to leave its egg. I love the little heart on the top of her head :P.
http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...us-d4gq90q.jpg

Here's the other normal, also a neat little normal.
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...us-d4gq92u.jpg

Next up is the Pastel of the clutch--I really wish he was a she because he has some nice Pied markers going on, but I love him all the same. Not the brightest Pastel out there, but I failed completely to capture his color. He's actually a pretty bright little fellow with an interesting look to him.
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...us-d4gq95a.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...us-d4gq974.jpg

Now for the first of the Super Pastels. This snake is a lot lighter than the pictures suggest, but if I captured her true pale yellows, I lost all of those coral colors she has along her sides. Unfortunately those didn't come out very well either, haha.
http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...us-d4gq9cq.jpg

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...us-d4gq9eh.jpg

And now for the last snake, the second Super Pastel. This guy is really interesting in that he has a classic stonewashed look to him, much like the stonewashed Supers that pop up in the Ruppel line of Pastels. His yellows are much more white than yellow, and in person he looks sort of like you'd imagine a Super would look like if you were looking at it through an empty gallon of milk (that is to say opaque plastic :P).
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...us-d4gq9i6.jpg

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...us-d4gq9k5.jpg


Thanks everyone for looking! It was a really exciting process from start to finish, and I couldn't be happier with the results. Hopefully there will be many more Ball Python clutches down the line for me!

Cheers,
-Matt

Nice clutch! Gotta love super pastels :D

Very nice looking babies and sooooooooo cute too!

Nice clutch and GREAT odds:gj:

Uhhh any weird chance you just posted a video on YouTube of piping these eggs?

They all have distint personalities already!!! Love the heart on the head :cool:

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Originally Posted by evan385

Nice clutch! Gotta love super pastels :D

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Thank you! Supers really are spectacular in person!

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Originally Posted by ballpythonluvr

Very nice looking babies and sooooooooo cute too!

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I know, haha, we were gushing for a while!

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

Nice clutch and GREAT odds:gj:

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Thanks a lot! I didn't hit on a Pied, but I'm still really happy with how the clutch turned out.

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Originally Posted by RepLover1022

Uhhh any weird chance you just posted a video on YouTube of piping these eggs?

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As a matter of fact I did, haha. That's crazy that you could have connected the two!

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Originally Posted by JeffD

They all have distint personalities already!!! Love the heart on the head :cool:

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Haha, I was thinking that as I was figuring out which pictures to put up. It's funny to see how they measure up on the feisty to timid scale. Fighters, flighters, and hidders :P.

Cheers,
-Matt

Wow very nice! That second super is awesome!

Thanks for sharing the pics that is a lovely clutch and great odds but then again I love pics of baby snakes they are so cute :)

Congrats! Those supers rock.

Regards,

B

Hahaha no way!!! That's awesome. I was like whoa wait a second. Recounted what u had then was like hmmm could it be true?? Haha its a great video by the way. I left a comment on it. U should post it on here if u haven't already.

Absolutely stunning pictures. :) I really love your super pastels. Our super pastel use to shine, that's what drove.me.to a impulse buy. Lol. Now he Is becoming lighter, but looking like a brighter pastel every shed. Are these beauties going to be for sale? Or person bredding or just loveable pets?

Congrats!:gj: love those supers! Those normals look great too, nice job and great odds!

:gj: Two thumbs up! Nice odds and very amazing looking babies all around.

Big congrats, they look awesome! :gj:

Good looking clutch. Love those Supers.

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Originally Posted by SlitherinSisters

Wow very nice! That second super is awesome!

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Thanks! I really dig him too. I can't wait to see how he matures over the next year or so.

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Originally Posted by RestlessRobie

Thanks for sharing the pics that is a lovely clutch and great odds but then again I love pics of baby snakes they are so cute :)

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Yup, and Ball Pythons are like the puppy dogs of snakes, haha.

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Originally Posted by Simple Man

Congrats! Those supers rock.

Regards,

B

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Very much appreciated!

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Originally Posted by RepLover1022

Hahaha no way!!! That's awesome. I was like whoa wait a second. Recounted what u had then was like hmmm could it be true?? Haha its a great video by the way. I left a comment on it. U should post it on here if u haven't already.

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I posted the video in the breeding section a couple weeks ago. Thanks for the support!

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Originally Posted by zeion97

Absolutely stunning pictures. :) I really love your super pastels. Our super pastel use to shine, that's what drove.me.to a impulse buy. Lol. Now he Is becoming lighter, but looking like a brighter pastel every shed. Are these beauties going to be for sale? Or person bredding or just loveable pets?

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Thank you! They may be up for sale at some point, but I'm going to be holding on to them for a good while and seeing how they mature :D. The ladies are definitely staying for good though ;)!

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Originally Posted by Steve-J

Congrats!:gj: love those supers! Those normals look great too, nice job and great odds!

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Thank you very much!

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Originally Posted by mattchibi

:gj: Two thumbs up! Nice odds and very amazing looking babies all around.

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Thanks :D! I'm very proud of them.

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Originally Posted by John1982

Big congrats, they look awesome! :gj:

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Thanks a lot!

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Originally Posted by MidSouthMorphs

Good looking clutch. Love those Supers.

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Thank you! I can't choose which one I like more--luckily I'll never really have to :P.

Thanks everyone!

Cheers,
-Matt

Amazing clutch!! Very high quality supers! Seems like you got a clutch of holdbacks :P

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Originally Posted by h00blah

Amazing clutch!! Very high quality supers! Seems like you got a clutch of holdbacks :P

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Thanks! I love your avatar by the way, Rescuers Down Under is a GREAT movie, haha.

Cheers,
-Matt

That is a really nice looking clutch! Congrats!! :gj:

Cool, I'm glad I get to finally see the heart!

I do like the last stone washed super pastel a lot. Congrats man!

Congratulations, Matt! That's an awesome clutch and gorgeous Supers! :banana: I'm really glad everything worked out well for your first clutch.

Nice looking clutch! Those supers are nice! :gj:

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Originally Posted by saber2th

That is a really nice looking clutch! Congrats!! :gj:

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Thanks!

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Originally Posted by neurosnack

Cool, I'm glad I get to finally see the heart!

I do like the last stone washed super pastel a lot. Congrats man!

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Thanks man. Honored that this is your first post on BP.net, haha! Gotta come see them in person sooner than later!

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Originally Posted by xdeus

Congratulations, Matt! That's an awesome clutch and gorgeous Supers! :banana: I'm really glad everything worked out well for your first clutch.

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Thanks Lawrence--it wouldn't have happened without you! It was definitely a relief to finally have something work out, haha.

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Originally Posted by PghBall

Nice looking clutch! Those supers are nice! :gj:

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Thank you--I hope they keep their good looks as they age!

Cheers,
-Matt

I like that last super pastel a lot. Really nice blushings

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Originally Posted by SkYyame

I like that last super pastel a lot. Really nice blushings

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Thank you!

Cheers,
-Matt

Nice clutch, congrats!

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Originally Posted by jball1125

Nice clutch, congrats!

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Thank you sir!

Cheers,
-Matt

Congrats, your last super is quite the looker! I thought the light tents shots turned out great. I really need to make one. Are you planning to keep them all or most back to try for pieds?

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Originally Posted by eel588

Congrats, your last super is quite the looker! I thought the light tents shots turned out great. I really need to make one. Are you planning to keep them all or most back to try for pieds?

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Thank you! I just bought my tent, haha. I'm definitely going to hold on to them for a while and see how their looks develop. Haha, it'll be tough to let any of them go, this being my first clutch and all!

Cheers,
-Matt